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While you were sleeping… Rihanna has surprised fans with an announcement about some upcoming new music. The star took to Instagram to reveal that she would be dropping a track from her anticipated album “R8″ on Thursday. “B—h Better Have My Money,” is written in Braille on the single’s cover art, revealing the new song title. This is the second[Read More…]

With just two hours to prepare for the impact of “tsunami waves” coming across the ocean, teachers and students at The Alleyne School started an immediate evacuation today. At around 9:50 a.m., the school, located in Belleplaine, St. Andrew, received the “warning call” from the Ministry of Education, signalling the start of the largest tsunami evacuation to ever be undertaken[Read More…]

The Child Care Board (CCB) received a financial boost recently of over $10,000 from Nouvelle Vie Ticket Pal Inc., to assist with its Residential Care Community Reintegration Programme (RCCRP). An initiative of the CCB’s Residential Care Team, the programme assists with the reintegration process of children who have been institutionalised at the Child Care Board for five or more years,[Read More…]

VIA our Media Partners URBAN RELATIONS – A breath of fresh air! That’s the phrase that best describes Jeremy Whittaker’s breakout film, Destiny. The film now holds the record of the “Longest running film at the Box Office in Jamaican history.” The film features a host of local talent, and boasts a captivating story line and a dynamic soundtrack. The film,[Read More…]

Those countries which have been able to master the generation and use of science and technology have seen significant social and economic benefits, says Acting Director of the National Council for Science and Technology (NCST), Charles Cyrus. He was addressing the opening of the NCST’s symposium today at the Frank Collymore Hall, which has as its theme: Science & Technology[Read More…]

As the Special Olympics National Annual Games mark 37 years of existence, Minister of Social Care, Steven Blackett, is of the view that the event was a testimony to the participants’ commitment to creating a better world through the power of sports for people with disabilities. Mr. Blackett shared this belief while addressing the opening ceremony of the Games today[Read More…]

Barbados has a new Ambassador to Mexico. This country’s Ambassador to the United States, John Beale, recently presented letters of credence to the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Barbados to the United Mexican States. Barbados and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1972, and to date have signed an Agreement for Scientific[Read More…]

The Federal Republic of Germany’s Ambassador to Barbados, Dr. Lutz Görgens, paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Maxine McClean, today in the Committee Room of Parliament. The two officials discussed a number of issues related to climate change and its effect on Small Island Developing States, as well as the work of the[Read More…]

The Caribbean Permaculture Research Institute of Barbados, in association with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Global Environmental Facility Small Grants Programme of the United Nations Development Programme, is inviting persons to participate in its Farmers Market at Graeme Hall, Christ Church. The first market will take place on Saturday, April 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and is[Read More…]

The income tax form is now online and taxpayers have already begun to file their individual tax returns for the Income Year 2014. This disclosure has come from Communications Officer at the Barbados Revenue Authority, Erica Lazare, who said the form was uploaded on Tuesday, and within 24 hours, over 700 persons had filed. Ms. Lazare is urging taxpayers to[Read More…]

A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine has been developed to help medics caring for patients with Ebola. Designed by technology volunteers and Google, it can be used even wearing gloves and in storms and high humidity. Medecins Sans Frontieres put out a call for an Ebola-proof tablet to help teams record vital patient information. At the[Read More…]

As the Special Olympics National Annual Games mark 37 years of existence, Minister of Social Care, Steven Blackett, is of the view that the event was a testimony to the participants’ commitment to creating a better world through the power of sports for people with disabilities. Mr. Blackett shared this belief while addressing the opening ceremony of the Games today[Read More…]

U.S.A, Jamaica – Producer Andre “DreZion” Bailey, who is most renowned for his work as musical director to leading reggae band Morgan’s Heritage and more recently as lead-producer for rising reggae songstress Abby Dallas, recently released the Construction Riddim, a collaboration with One Jam Music, on his Tenament Yard imprint. The Construction Riddim is an up-tempo beat that has elements of[Read More…]

Those countries which have been able to master the generation and use of science and technology have seen significant social and economic benefits, says Acting Director of the National Council for Science and Technology (NCST), Charles Cyrus. He was addressing the opening of the NCST’s symposium today at the Frank Collymore Hall, which has as its theme: Science & Technology[Read More…]

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With just two hours to prepare for the impact of “tsunami waves” coming across the ocean, teachers and students at The Alleyne School started an immediate evacuation today. At around 9:50 a.m., the school, located in Belleplaine, St. Andrew, received the “warning call” from the Ministry of Education, signalling the start of the largest tsunami evacuation to ever be undertaken[Read More…]

The Annu Institute for Human Development, in collaboration with the Community Development Department, will host a community consultation and festival over the Easter weekend. The consultation, entitled: Unity in the Community, will be held on Sunday, April 5, at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed, Constitution Road, St Michael, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Community leaders and activists will have the[Read More…]

Caribbean nationals pursuing studies in tourism, hospitality or language training are invited to apply for a number of scholarships being offered by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Interested persons may access information on the scholarships offered and corresponding deadlines by visiting http://bit.ly/ctoscholarships. The objective of the CTO Foundation is to provide opportunities for Caribbean nationals to pursue studies in tourism[Read More…]

“If then your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays.” – Luke 11:36 The student feedback at the two guest lectures which I was invited to give to MBA and MSc. Finance students at the Arthur Lok[Read More…]